2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS Complaints

CONSUMER STATES AT ANY SPEED WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

BUICK RENDEVOUS - 2002REAR LIFTGATE CAN BE INADVERTENTLY OPENED BY DEPRESSING EITHER THE KEY FOB BUTTON OR THE DASH BOARD BUTTON WHILE THE CAR IS IN PARK.THE CAR CAN BE PLACED IN DRIVE AND DRIVEN, AND THE DASH BOARD WARNING INDICATOR DOES NOT ILLUMINATE, WARNING THE DRIVER THAT THE GATE IS AJAR. WHILE I HAVEN'T INVESTIGATED THIS, THE SENSOR IS PROBABLY A PLUNGER OR PRESSURE SENSOR. THE GATE IS HEAVY ENOUGH, EVEN WHEN UNLOCKED, THAT THE SENSOR DOES NOT ACTIVATE ON UNLOCKING. AS THE CAR IS DRIVEN, THE GATE MOVES AND THE SENSOR COMES ON. THERE IS A POSSIBLITY THAT A CAR'S LOAD OR PASSENGERS COULD BE EJECTED FROM THIS UNLOCKED LIFT GATE WHILE THE CAR IS IN OPERATION. WE HAVE INADVERTENTLY ACTIVATED THE UNLOCKING MECHANISM THREE TIMES, HAVE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND SECURED THE GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE REMEDY WOULD INVOLVE HAVING THE SENSOR LINKED TO THE LOCKING MECHANISM SO THAT ANY TIME IT IS UNLOCKED, THE DRIVER IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE.*AK

MY 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS CXL HAS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. WHEN I AM DRIVING IN THE RAIN AND TURN ON THE WIPERS, THEY DO COME ON, BUT UNLESS I TURN MY VEHICLE OFF AND REMOVE THE KEY, THE WIPERS WILL NOT TURN OFF; NOR WILL THEY CHANGE SPEEDS. I WILL BE TAKING THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR THIS WEEK. *NLM

AUTOMOBILE CUTS OFF AND DOES NOT WANT TO RESTART. THEN, STEERING LOCKS , AND SHE CANNOT GET IT TO UNLOCK UNTIL SHE BEATS ON IT FOR 5-10 MINUTES. THEN, IT RELEASES. SHE HAS HAD IT TO 3 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS, AND THEY ALL TOLD HER THAT THEY COULD FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK

THE SIZE OF THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS CAUSE A BLIND SPOT. THIS CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY WHEN SWITCHING LANE. *AK

DRIVER DOOR HINGE WEAKENED WHICH CAUSED THE DOOR TO BECOME SPRUNG. IT RUBBED AGAINST THE FRONT FENDER AND CAUSED IT TO BEND. CAR HAD 25,109 MILES ON IT AND WAS UNDER WARRANTY. BUICK REFUSED TO HONOR THE WARRANTY. *TT

AFTER STOPPING ON A HILL WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN 'D', AS SOON AS I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, THE CAR STARTED ROLLING BACK. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN CARS ARE BEHIND AND YOU COME TO A STOP ON A HILL AND THEN NEED TO GO. *NLM THE DEALER REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER BUT THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM.

VEHICLE DRIVER-SIDE DOOR HINGE, AND DOOR AND FRONT BODY PANEL EDGES, WERE BENT BY ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF WIND PUSHING DOOR FORWARD. TWO ATTEMPTS BY DEALER TO RESET THE DOOR, INCLUDING A NEW HINGE, HAVE FAILED TO RETURN THE DOOR AND WINDOW TO ORIGINAL POSITION AGAINST THE DOOR SEAL, RESULTING IN A CONSTANT WIND NOISE WHICH IS VERY ANNOYING. HINGE OR DOOR FRAME TO WHICH IT IS ATTACHED APPEAR TO BE INSUFFICIENT IN STRENGTH. EVERY TIME THE DOOR IS OPENED FULLY THE HINGE CAN BE SEEN TO BEND AWAY FROM THE STRUCTURE TO WHICH IT IS ATTACHED IN THE DOOR FRAME. DOOR ALSO DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE A "STOP" TO PREVENT REOCCURENCE OF THIS PROBLEM. GM DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE A RETROFIT PROGRAM IN PLACE TO REPLACE THE HINGE OR DOOR FRAME.

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS LOCKED TOGETHER AND STOPPED ROTATING. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PHYSICALLY UNLOCK THE WIPER ARMS. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLES TRANSMISSION JERKED HEAVILY, THE GEARS LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM